Xylophone Xy"lo*phone, n. [Xylo- + Gr. fwnh` sound.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Mus.) An instrument common among the Russians, Poles, and
Tartars, consisting of a series of strips of wood or glass
graduated in length to the musical scale, resting on belts
of straw, and struck with two small hammers. Called in
Germany {strohfiedel}, or {straw fiddle}.
[1913 Webster]

xylophone — ► NOUN ▪ a musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with small beaters. ORIGIN from Greek xulon wood … English terms dictionary

xylophone — [zī′lə fōn΄] n. [ XYLO + PHONE] a musical percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length so as to sound the notes of the scale when struck with mallets xylophonist [zī′ləfō΄nist, zī läf′ə nist] n … English World dictionary

xylophone — n. to play the xylophone * * * to play the xylophone … Combinatory dictionary

xylophone — [[t]za͟ɪləfoʊn[/t]] xylophones N COUNT: oft the N A xylophone is a musical instrument which consists of a row of wooden bars of different lengths. You play the xylophone by hitting the bars with special hammers … English dictionary